for Catholics - he repealed a lot of anti-catholic legislation that was still on the books and was a big reason for the end of a lot of that kind of attitude. Fun fact - there are more photos of JFK in American Catholic Churches than there are of the pope. Add to that the martyr factor and you’ve got an answer for part of the population.
Catholics generally have waaaaay too much time for the Kennedy family.
Oh yeah didn’t a bunch of WASPs think if a catholic was elected president the country would be de facto ruled by the Pope? They recycled that shit when people thought Obama was a Muslim brining Shakira law
Yes, and because of that “no catholics” signs were around in some WASPy shops, Catholics were banned from public office in several states (and other jobs depending on where it was) - it was also mixed in with anti-Irish sentiment. JFK ended 99% of that.
for Catholics - he repealed a lot of anti-catholic legislation that was still on the books and was a big reason for the end of a lot of that kind of attitude. Fun fact - there are more photos of JFK in American Catholic Churches than there are of the pope. Add to that the martyr factor and you’ve got an answer for part of the population.
Catholics generally have waaaaay too much time for the Kennedy family.
Oh yeah didn’t a bunch of WASPs think if a catholic was elected president the country would be de facto ruled by the Pope? They recycled that shit when people thought Obama was a Muslim brining Shakira law
Yes, and because of that “no catholics” signs were around in some WASPy shops, Catholics were banned from public office in several states (and other jobs depending on where it was) - it was also mixed in with anti-Irish sentiment. JFK ended 99% of that.
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Holly wore a cross to ward them off
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as a Catholic I have played Seperation Sunday to absolute death.